So, for Game Design and Development, we had to submit a game idea of which the nine most voted by the entire class would be made into game prototypes. I subbed an idea I had based on a re-write of Sightless and it was the third(!) with more votes.So yeah, we’re making it! One tiny step towards one of my dreams, which is turning some of my own novels into games!

I’ve been doing concept art for the game. Here are a couple of screens of Aisling!

That aside… I’ve been working on fixing key plot points of Withering Spring as well as taking my Master’s degree classes. Busy busy busy!

Ok, I won’t lie: I’m a sucker for romance. I love it in books, in movies and yes, in video games. So I decided to compile a list of all the games I’ve played that have romantic elements to them.

The list!Grim FandangoPlanescape: TormentDreamfall: The Longest Journey (the original has a slight mention of romance too — but VERY slight)Dreamfall: ChaptersThe Last Story
Knights of the Old Republic
Knights of the Old Republic II (albeit a bit subdued)The Old Republic (every class has at least one romance for male/female. IMPERIAL AGENT FTW)Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Baal (continuation of the BGII romances)Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (also, you have TONS of NWN modules with romances in them)Neverwinter Nights II
Neverwinter Nights II: Mask of the Betrayer
Final Fantasy X
Resident Evil II
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Jade Empire
Mass EffectMass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3
Transistor (which ended up with me crying like a baby)To The Moon (also cried like a baby)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (I do believe there was a bit of romance there!)StarCraft (undertones)
StarCraft II (bit more obvious that in SC1)Dragon Age
Dragon Age II
Dragon Age: Inquisition (plus follow-ups on the Trespasser DLC)
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Baten Kaitos: Origins
Eternal Sonata
Brutal Legend
Full Throttle
Starfox Adventures (essentially, romance for furries. But it’s sweet nonetheless)Heavy Rain (BADLY DONE, imo)Beyond: Two Souls(I personally disliked the game, but there’s a romance option in it, soooo)Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
Beyond Good and Evil (Oh, come on, there was something there!)The Darkness
Deadly Premonition (and, I’m not joking, it’s AMAZING)Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (highly subdued and arguable, but still…)L. A. Noire (not a lot, and it’s mostly off-screen)Max Payne 2Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (one can argue about this one, though)Prince of Persia: The Warrior WithinPrince of Persia: The Two ThronesShadows of the Damned
Alan Wake
Sonic Adventure II: Battle (yup… I played that)Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
The Witcher (2 and 3 also. YEN IS MY WAIFU)Saints Row IV (press R to Romance is my favorite thing ever)

And that’s all I can think of right now. If you have additions, please comment! I’d love to have a complete list of games with romance!

Like this:

… it doesn’t have groundbreaking storytelling or amazing visuals, Diablo III is a competently designed game. More importantly, it’s an extremely fun game. Gameplay is where Diablo III shines and it’s sometimes so difficult and chaotic that you will almost invariably die—but dying in Diablo III doesn’t make you want to give up (I should know this. At one point, I was screaming and swearing but I still refused to give up!). It makes you want to play more and kill everything in your computer screen.

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